The Great Books Timeline: A Look at the Historical Periods From Which the Books Came


Over time, I hope to provide links to pages that focus specifically to the various periods of history which produced the various "great books."

This project is going to on-going forever I fear. I am going to need your help to flesh this list out. Please send me any links that you feel would be pertinent to a page like this one. I am also open to any suggestions for improvement of formatting, organization, etc..

Classical Antiquity (6000 B.C. - 350 A.D.)

The Greek World

The Roman World

The Medieval Period (350 - 1450)

The Modern World

Renaissance (1450 - 1600)

Baroque (1600 - 1750)

Classical (1750 - 1820)

Romantic (1820 - 1900)

Victorian England

Modern (1900 - present)

Sites Covering Multiple Periods of History


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